Depositions Describing George Jackson's Participation
In George Rogers Clark Expedition
UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Source: Harrison County Order Book 1832-18 pp.
158-
Transcribed by Nancy A. Jackson
( I have tried to keep the spelling, grammer and punctuation in the
original documents)

Virginia
Harrison County
To wit Personally appeared ont the 21st October 1833 Alexander West
who being duly sworn upon the holy evangelist according to Law deposeth that he
is now in his seventy fourth year of age, that in the spring of year of
Thousand seven hundred and eighty one affiant understood that Captain George
Jackson who then resided in the Buckhannon settlement is what is now a part of
Lewis County Virginia had been commissioned by the governor of Virginia to
raise a company of volunteers to join the expedition under the command of
George Rogers Clark. Affiant volunteered under the command of said Captain
George Jackson and proceeded with said company under the command of said
Captain George Jackson and proceeded with said company under the command of
said George Rogers Clark by way of fort pitt down the Ohio river to the Falls
of the Ohio river. That said company continued in service under the command of
said Captain Gorge Jackson until late in the fann and was then discharged and
returned home. Affiant knows that his Captain said George Jackson had his
commission as Captain of volunteers as aforesaid, he was intimate with him and
knew he had his commission as captain as aforesaid when he rased said
company of volunteers and he further remembers that after the troops had united
a council of officers was held at the Mouth of the little Kanawha. A report
was circulated immorately of a ___, that some of the volunteer officers
had not there commissions and affiant supposes in consequence of said
report, the troops were paraded and the commissions were read in there
presence, amongst the commissions these read as aforesaid in the presence of
the troops was the said commission of Captain George Jackson. Affiant further
state that he had continued to reside in Harrison County untill Lewis
County was formed and has continued to reside in Lewis County since the
division of the counties and resides in Lewis at this time. Affiant further
states that after the return of the troops from Clark's campaign as aforesaid
Captain Jackson continued to command expeditions against the Indians to
dispach spies and scouts and to supervise the forts.

Was and until the cessation of Indian hostilities in this region of country.
Affiant further states that after his return from Clark's campaign Affiant
was one of a party who pursued some Indians who had committed depredation on
Buckhannon in the course of the expedition. They were joined by Captain
Jackson with another party in pursuit of the Indians. Affiant further stated
that he frequently heard of his being sent on other expeditions. Affiant
further stated that Christopher Nutter of Harrison County Virginia was out in
said expedition under George Rogers Clark, the said Christopher Nutter was a
volunteer under said Captain George Jackson and surveyed under his command
throughout the Campaign. Affiant has no recollection at this time of any other
person now living who was a member of said Captain George Jackson's company
except said Christopher Nutter and himself.

Alexander West

Sworn and subscribed this 21st of Oct. 1833
D. Davisson M.C

State of Virginia Harrison County On the 21st day of October 1833
personally appears in open court Christopher Nutter who being first duly sworn
according to Law, deposeth and saith that he is now in his seventy-fourth year
of age that in the spring of the year 1781 Captain George Jackson preceeded in
virtue as affiant understood of a commission ______Governor of Virginia
appointing said Jackson Captain to raise a company of volunteers that affiant
joined said compaign at Buckhannon in what is now in the Court\County of Lewis
in this State. That volunteers were rased to join an expedition under
the command of General Colonel George Rogers Clark. That in the campaign so
raised and commanded by said Jackson, William White was first Lieutenant, Jacob
Westfall was Second Lieutenant and Hezekiah Davison was ensign and quarter
master. That said company marched under the command of said Jackson and joined
the expedition about fourteen miles above fort Pitt. That said company
proceded under the command of said Jackson with the residue of the
troops the whole commanded by said George Rogers Clark, down the Ohio river,
and ____at the falls of the Ohio river. On the 19th of August 1781
when the troops reached the falls, the company commanded by Captain Jackson
numbered one hundred & four rank and file, that they remained under the
command of said Clark untill late in the fall of the same fall of the
same year of 1781. The company was then discharged and marched back to the
place where they volunteered by their said Captain George Jackson. That
affiant continued to reside in Harrison County Virginia from the time he
returned from said expedition untill this day. That affiant was
frequently out in scouting parties and in pursuit of Indians untill the close
of the revolution and untill the cessation of Indian hostilities. That
during all this period Captain Jackson acted as Captain and continued to
command as such Captain of the Rangers or Scouts untill hostilities with
Indians ceased which did not occur untill after the close of the
revolutionary war. During the whole period Captain Jackson had the contract of
the Line of blockhouses from Buckhannon to the Ohio river, employed scouts or
spies and so as charged with the defence of the frontier. Affiant further
states that after the return of the troops from Clarks Expedition affiant has
been on several occasions with Captain Jackson under his command and in the
pursuit of the Indians who had committed depredations on the settlements on the
Monongalia waters in Virginia. Affiant has no acquaintance with any person now
living except Alexander West of Lewis County and himself who belonged to the
company commanded by said Captain Jackson in Clarks Expedition. Affiant
further states that Captain Jackson was an efficient and able officer in Clarks
Campaign as aforesaid and displayed great skill energy and activity in
protecting the Settlements on the water of the Monongalia river in Virginia

Christopher Nutter

Sworn and Subscribed this 21st day of Oct. 1833
D. Davisson M.C

William Powers made oath in open court this 21 Oct. 1833 that hi is now in the
sixty eighth year of his age that he removed to what is now the County of
Harrison when he was in his eighth year of age that he has continued to remain
in said County Harrison and since the formation of Lewis County in that part of
Lewis which was taken from Harrison County eversince, the said Powers furthers
deposeth that he was in the County when Capt George Jackson raised a volunteer
company to join the expedition which marched under the command of George Rogers
Clark he saw the company when they rendevouzed and paraded in the town
of Clarksburg Harrison County Virginia in the Spring of the year Seventeen
hundred and eighty one that he was not a member of the company but saw them
proceed to join the army under George Rogers Clark and when they marched they
were commanded by said Captain George Jackson. He new almost every man
in the company. The said George Jackson was Captain William White was first
Lieutenant Jacob Westfall was second Lieutenant and Hezekiah Davisson was
ensign. The said Powers further deposeth that he said most of the men when
they returned from the expedition and understood they had proceeded to the
falls of the Ohio under said George Jackson as part of the troops commanded by
said George Rogers Clark and continued in service untill regularly
discharged, some of the men returned late in the fall or about the beginning of
winter and some returned the suceeding spring. The said Powers further
deposeth that after the return of said Jackson from said expedition, he
continued to act as a captain ordering out rangers, superintending the forts
and stockhades on the Monongalia waters and commanding the scout untill
the close of the revolutionary war. The said Powers further says he never saw
the commission of Captain George Jackson, but understood he was regularly
commissioned a captain of volunteers and as such he raised said company of
volunteers commanded then and continued to act untill the close of the
war as aforesaid

Wm Powers

Sworn and Subscribed in open court
This 21 Oct. 1833
D Davisson MC

On the motion of William L. Jackson, William Williams and Catherine his wife,
Mary S. Jackson Guardian of the infant children and heirs of John G Jackson
deceased and George W Jackson which said William L Jackson Catharine Williams
George W. Jackson and Joh G. Jackson were children of George Jackson deceased
and who make this motion for the benefit of themselves and the other children
heirs and representatives of said George Jackson decd it is ordered to be
certified that the foregoing depositions of Alexander West, Christopher Nutter
and William Powers were made in open court-the court doth further certify that
said Christopher Nutter as they believe in his seventy fourth year of age that
said Alexander West is in his seventy fourth year of age and that said William
Powers is in his sixty eighth year of age. That said Christopher Nutter is a
resident of the County that said Alexander West and William Powers now reside
in that part of Lewis which was formerly part of Harrison. The Court doth
further certify that from their own knowledge and the general report of the
County all of said persons before named whose depositions are taken here
amongst the first settlers of this County and actively engaged in the Indian
wars during the revolution and afterwards untill the cessation of Indian
hostilities. The Court doth further certify that said Christopher,
Alexander and William are men of respectability, freeholders and all of them
men of fair character to whose depositions and statements full faith and credit
is due all which is ordered to be certified to the register of the Land Office
of Virginia the Governor and council of this State and the war department of
the United States

Note: George Roger Clark is credited as the namesake for the town of
Clarksburg, WV.

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